The Political Power Of England And France Increased Greatly In The 17th Century
.... caused more unity in England and increased power. In France, the
decision was made to unify the country through the establishment of a
single religious authority, the Catholic Church. The king of France became
the heart of this policy, which gave him control of religion when this went
into effect.
The next major point was the increase in need for governmental
financing. In England, taxing had become under the control of Parliament.
In addition to this, the cost of running a government .....
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Arab-Israeli Wars
.... the principal
Jewish military group, seized the offensive, scoring victories against the
Arab Liberation Army in northern Palestine, Jaffa, and Jerusalem. British
military forces withdrew to Haifa; although officially neutral, some
commanders assisted one side or the other.
After the British had departed and the state of Israel had been
established on May 15, 1948, under the premiership of David BEN-GURION, the
Palestine Arab forces and foreign volunteers were joined by regular armies
of Tr .....
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The Toltecs, Aztecs, And Mayans
.... aboutn 10 years of age. The Aztecs married at an early age, women at
about 16, men at about 20. Warfare was considered a religious duty by the
Aztecs. They fought not only to enlarge their empire but also to take
prisoners to sacrifice to the gods. The market place was a major center of
Aztec life, more than 60,000 people visited it daily. They had no system
of money, they traded goods and services for other goods and services. They
had no pack-animals, a nd as a result, they themselves had to ca .....
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The History Of Canada
.... tourist attraction)is also home of the largest water fall in the
world. Our farmland unlike a lot of others has a variety of climate. The
warmer summer climate ranges from +10 - +30 and the cooler climate ranges
from anywhere to -10 - -30. Despite the changes in temperature, Canada's
precipitation is very light.
Our home is enclosed by the United States of south, the Pacific ocean
and Alaska on the west side, the Atlantic ocean on the east side and the
Arctic up north. One of the dominant r .....
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China Cities' Great Progress' In Manned Space Program By Daniel Southerland
.... June 5 of this year, Sun Jiadong, vice minister of astronautics,
told reporters that China would put a man into space but that such a
program "must be worked out gradually in keeping with our needs and
capabilities." A foreign observer who has followed the Chinese space
program said it could still be a few years before China puts a man into
orbit. The People's Daily report did not say how many astronauts are being
trained or exactly when they might go into space. The Chinese have appeared
to be working f .....
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The Coal Miners In France During The Second Empire
.... Second, the
act has an end which is a future state of affairs or goal towards which the
action is oriented. Third, there is a situation where the trends of
develop- ment differ from the end towards which the action is oriented. The
situation is composed of two elements; the conditions are that which the
actor cannot manipulate in accordance with his end, and the means are that
over which he does not have control. Finally there is a relation between
these elements; where a situation allows alterna- tive me .....
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The Medieval Crusades: Actually Fought Over Dionysean Worship
.... who
initiated the ten Crusades and what really occurred in the course of these
religious conquests,the true story of what happened survives to this
day.High in the mountainous terrain of Northern Turkey exists a tribe of
dedicated monks who,with their female counterparts,still engage in the
rituals of Dionysean worship,just as they have for centuries in their
mountaintop isolation. These are the chosen few who engage in the festivals
of uncontrolled drinking and the shared group enjoyment of their female .....
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Effects Of The Great Depression On Canada
.... contributed to the severity and length of the Great
Depression. 1
In Canada, wheat, the most important export, was being over-produced
around the world, despite the fact that the 1928 supply of wheat was still
available in 1929.
A good reason for the stock market crash in 1929 was that,
the values of stocks of the New York Stock Exchange were
grossly over-valued, but government and business appeared to
ignore the signs. 2
Canadian revenues that came in from export sa .....
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The Unification Of Europe Under The Maastricht Treaty
.... (and we are talking about the merger of
former economic rivals now in full cooperation!) Ultimately, these
countries concerned with their own interests in mind will disregard the
treaty. For example, during the last several weeks in defiance of the
treaty Britain lowered it interest rates while Germany raised theirs. Both
to accommodate their own separate economies! This sort of unity does not
seem to me to set an example from which to abide by in the future.
Under the Maastricht Treaty on .....
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The Shocks Of European Colonization
.... Indians who had a deficient immune
system in contrast to those of Europeans. Not only did these outrages
happen to these two cultures, but this happened to the North American
Indians. Englishman pushed Indians out of their homes and set up their own
society.
The Africans brought over from Africa did not do so great either.
Portuguese pioneered the market for African slave trade and Africans have
suffered ever since. Due to an inadequate immune system, many Africans
were killed. By 1619, the first .....
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The French Revolution
.... and the aristocracy.
The political differences between the monarchy and the nobles came
about after the Seven Years' war also. The increasing debt of the
government escalated the hope for the monarchy to resume a "absolute power"
status as it did with Louis XIV. However this could not be accomplished
because of the doubt that the public had towards the present kings Louis XV
and Louis XVI, and the public could not be swayed to help. The only result
of the attempts for absolutism by the mon .....
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The French Revolution
.... century, King Louis XIV's wars began decreasing the royal
finances dramatically. This worsened during the eighteenth century. The use
of the money by Louis XIV angered the people and they wanted a new system
of government. The writings of the philosophes such as Voltaire and
Diderot, were critical of the government. They said that not one official
in power was corrupt, but that the whole system of government needed some
change. Eventually, when the royal finances were expended in the 1780's,
there began .....
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Europe's The Great War For Empire
.... assist the Prussian aggressors, in
the hope of weakening France and winning other fights off-continent.
The causes which led up to the Seven Years' War, were very similar to
those just eight years previously. King Frederick invaded another province,
Saxony, and this triggered another alliance between Austria and France with
the goal to totally destroy Prussia. There was also a growing conflict
facing France and Great Britain that would continue to increase in
momentum. This war was the prelude t .....
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The Dreyfus Affair And Its Cause
.... There were still a few minds who believed in Dreyfus's innocence, such
as, his wife and brother; Golgar Demange, a highly respected devout
catholic; and even Captain George Picquart.(5) George Picquart was one of
the main figures in the unravelling of the Dreyfus affair, he was the
officer asked by his supervisor to look into Dreyfus's motives. Picquart
found many flaws and peculiar things,in his research and in March 1896
another letter which they called the "petit bleu," was intercepted by
French int .....
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The Holocaust
.... to live in rural areas. As a result, the Jews began living in the
cities and supported the liberals. This made the Germans see the Jews as
the symbol of all they feared.
Following the defeat of the Germans in WW1, the Treaty Of Versailles
and the UN resolutions against Germany raised many militaristic voices and
formed extreme nationalism.
Hitler took advantage of the situation and rose to power in 1933 on a
promise to destroy the Treaty Of Versailles that stripped Germany off land.
Hitler .....
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